Re-entry programs for juveniles: Suggestions for improving rehabilitative efforts and including juveniles in the community

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

15 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

02/20/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction.
Overview and analysis of program shortcomings.
1. The Massachusetts Department of Youth Services.
2. The first short-coming of existing programs.
3. Re-entry centers: The comprehensiveness of the services they offer.
4. The active participation of parents or other adults in the community.
5. The problems with parental participation.
A review of specific Massachusetts programs and recommendations for their improvement.
1. DYS programs in Massachusetts.
2. The FFI program.
3. The program 'A Way Back' (AWB).
4. Establishing links between different programs.
Re-entry programs for juveniles and adults together.
1. Connection with the work of the Boston Police Department's Gang Intelligence Unit.
2. Assigning of individual mentors.
Policy reason for keeping juveniles in programs separate from adults.
1. The Center for Children's Law and Policy's poll.
2. Survey conducted by the MacArthur Foundation.
3. The MacArthur Foundation Model for Change Initiative.
4. The YouthBuildBrockton program.
Conclusion.

Abstract

Children who have spent time committed in juvenile facilities need assistance with returning to their communities. In collaboration with various educational institutions and other non-profit organizations, the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, has created a number of community re-entry centers and programs facilitating the re-integration of formerly confined juveniles into their communities. The centers and programs help juveniles by giving them the opportunity to share experiences with others in their situation, providing a space for shared activities and assistance with education, and connecting juveniles with counselors, social workers and other adult role models or advisors they need. However, the programs may not always provide adequate support in terms of engaging other community members in assisting juveniles and do not connect juveniles with young people of the same age who have not gotten involved with the juvenile justice system; also, some of the programs do not create enough opportunity for the involvement of parents in the re-entry process. Allowing juveniles to count on community support by connecting with their peers and family members plays an important role in their transition to a meaningful life after confinement.